Hashavua Article

In late June, on my way to a conference, I stopped in St. Louis to visit Elaine, mother of Angela Gold – our beloved songleader/music teacher of blessed memory. Arriving on a redeye flight, [...]

Summertime! Who doesn’t love summertime with its long days and respite from the hectic pace found during the school year? Parents and students love extra time spent with family and friends, [...]

Summer has set in. Some students are at camps. Some families are enjoying travel. There’s a change in the rhythm of the  lives of our staff and faculty as well. Administrative staff work somewhat [...]

What an amazing year. The opening of our Beit Kehillah in October was a highlight that brought a whole new dimension to our Kabbalot Shabbat, prayer services and assemblies. We all enjoyed the [...]

Charge to Yavneh’s Class of 2019: “It was the summer of 1968. The summer of Love. I was 9 years old, visiting the London branch of my family for the first time. My cousins were very excited to [...]

Spring is full of activities at Yavneh – from our lower school class milestones and middle school journeys, including the eighth grade Israel experience – to West Bay Opera, model [...]

Building a Brilliant Future As we enter into the final few days of school, I wanted to say congratulations to everyone for an incredible year and achieving another milestone in our students’ [...]

This has been an absolutely wonderful school year! A big thank you to the YPA Committee and all of you for supporting our programs, for coming to our events, and for volunteering your time. The [...]

Like you, as a parent, I often find myself counting; three, two one… The counting usually comes immediately after saying something like, “Turn off the iPad” or “Put your shoes on”. What is [...]

“Morah Judy,” I hear. “Morah Judy, when is the art walk?” “Will my picture be there?” “Morah Judy, can I have more time to work on my piece?” Over the last couple of weeks, so many students have [...]